Hand-trap.



G. D. HORST.

HAND TRAP.

APPLICATION F-ILED man. 1915.

Patented June 6, 1916.

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GEORGE 1). HORST, 0E SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

HAND-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed'June 1, 1915. Serial No. 31,328.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE D. HORST, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Seattle, in the county ofKing and State of Vashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hand-Traps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hand traps, for use in throwing targets by handof such simple character that it may be conveniently carried about andused.

The object of my invention is to make a hand-operated device which shallbe cheap in first cost, efficient and reliable in action, and which maybe conveniently placed in a pocket for transportation.

My invention comprises the novel parts and combinations of parts whichwill be hereinafter particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown my invention in the form whichis now preferred by me.

Figure l is a perspective of the device showing its face, or the sideupon which the target is placed for throwing. Fig. 2 is a view of theback side of the device. Fig. 3 is a section taken just to one side ofthe line of the handle, and looking toward the pivoted arm.

In order to secure portability and convenience of operation, I havetaken a target carrier and have pivoted thereto an arm or handle, whichis adapted for grasping by the hand, and to throw the target by sw ngingthe same by the arm. The portabll ty is increased by so constructing thedevice that the handle arm may be swung around into line with the bodyof the carrier, thus reducing the over-all length. In this condition thedevice is of such size that it may be slipped into any ordinary coatpocket.

The carrier is of itself of novel design. This comprises a base plate 1,an arm .2 hinged thereto, and the means by which the target is heldbetween these two parts. The base plate 1 has an arm 11 extending towardthe outer end of the carrier, and the side edge at the same side of thecarrier, flanged over to form a channeled guide, of such shape anddimensions as to fit the edge of a target. The entrance end of thisguide, which is at the rear or pivoted end of the carrier, has the outerflange bent outwardly at 12, so as to somewhat increase the spacebetween this flange and the body plate, thus of the flange curvedoutwardly, as 21, for

the purpose above stated. This plate is hinged at 15 and has arearwardly extendmg arm 23, the outer end of which lies outwardly of theline of the pivot 15. This end is provided with means for the attachmentthereto of a spring, said means as herein shown consisting of a flange24 which is perforated to receive an end of the spring. The body plate 1is also provided with a Patented June e, 1916. I

complemental flange 14, through which passes the adjusting bolt 7. Thespring 6 is secured to the end of this bolt, and to the flange 24: ofarm 2. The action of this spring is to swing the outer end of the arm 2toward the complemental arm 11 of the main plate 1. j v

The outer end of the arm 2 has two inwardly turned flanges 22, betweenwhich 5 of suitable gripping or is secured a block frictional material,preferably of rubber.

It will be noted that the construction above described leaves the topsurface of the carrier free of obstructions, so that the target may beplaced on the rear face thereof, and slid outward into position betweenthe two arms, and contacting with the stop 5, or into the positionindicated by. dotted lines. 7

The handle 3 is a plain, straight bar, pivoted at 33 to the rear edge ofthe carrier. This handle is intended to be grasped by the hand, and thetarget thrown by swinging the arm until the target is released from thegrip between the fingers 2 and 11 and discharged.

As a matter of convenience this handle should have projections orirregularities of such shape that the hand may grasp it securely. Tothis endv I have bent its outer end back upon itself, securing the part30 into a position directly opposite that occupied when the device is inuse, which position is shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. This is theposition occupied by the handle when the device is folded and insertedin a pocket.

The swing of the arm 2 toward the complemental arm 11, is limited byclipping the edge of the plate 1 adjacent to the edge of the arm 2, andforcing the plate at one side of this clip outward to form a stop 18.

In using this device the hand with which the target is to be throwngrasps the handle, while with the other hand a target is placed upon theplate 1 and slid outward into position between the arms 2 and 11. lihetrap is then swung in the direction in which the target is to be thrown,the target escapes and then the trap is loaded in the same manner forthrowing the next target. With this device targets may be thrown, as faras there is any need for, in any direction, and with a rapidity equal tothat of any other trap. it is conveniently transportable, eqiial incapacity to any other trap, and no more likely to break the target inthrowing.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is z- 1. A hand trap comprising atarget carrier and an arm pivotally connected there with and freelymovable in one direction, said arm being adapted for grasping 1n thehand for swinging it, and a stop limiting the swing of the target in onedirection.

2. A hand trap comprising a target carrier and a handle, said partsbeing pivoted to permit swinging their axes into alinement extendingboth in like and in opposite directions from the pivot.

3. A hand trap comprising a target holder having the target holdingmeans upon one face and a handle pivoted upon the other face, onelongitudinal half of the back face being free of projections to permitthe handle swinging back into position opposite its working position.

4. A hand trap comprising a target holder having the target holdingmeans upon one face and a handle pivoted upon the other face, onelongitudinal half of the back face being free of projections to permitthe handle swinging back into position opposite its working position,and a stop limiting the swing of the handle to a slight angle inopposite direction from its working position.

5. A hand trap comprising a target holder having opposed yieldablemembers provided with target receiving channels extending lengthwisethereof to form a channel permitting insertion of the target at itsinner end, a handle pivoted to the inner end. of the target holder andadapted to swing in one direction into a position opposite that occupiedwhen in use, and a stop limiting the swing of said holder about thehandle in the other'direction.

6. In a hand trap, a target holder comprising a base plate having targetengaging conformation along one side edge, an arm pivoted thereto andhaving target engaging conformation extending along the other side edge,a spring acting between arm and base plate to grip the target betweenthem, and a handle pivoted to the base plate and adapted to be graspedby the hand when using the device, and a stop limiting the swing of thehandle in one direction.

7. A target carrier for traps comprising. a base plate having atarget-edge-receiving channel along one side edge, an arm pivotedthereto toward the other side edge and having a complemental target-edgereceiving channel, said arm having its other end extending rearwardlyand outwardly of its pivot relatively to said firsttarget-edge-receiving channel, and a tension spring con necting thelatter end of said arm with the base plate at a point outwardly of saidpivot.

8. A target carrier for traps comprising a plate of substantially thewidth of a target and having a channeled arm forming an 621- tension ofone side edge and an arm pivoted toward the opposite edge and having-acomplementary channeled end, and a spring acting to swing the channeledend of said arm toward its mate.

9. A target carrier for traps comprising a plate of substantially thewidth of a target and having a channeled arm forming an extension of oneside edge and an arm pivoted toward the opposite edge and having acomplementary channeled end, an obstruction at the outer end of thechannel of one arm, and a spring acting to swing the channeled end ofsaid arm toward its mate.

10. A target carrier for traps comprising a base plate having one edgeflanged to form a channel for the reception of one edge of the target,an arm pivoted to the back side of the plate and flanged to form. acomplemental channel and an arm extending rearwardly and outwardly fromsaid pivot, the base having a lug bent upwardly from its face andlocated. outwardly of the channel of .said arm, a spring connected byone end with the rear end of the pivoted arm, and by its other end tosaid lug.

11. A hand trap comprising a target carrier having opposed channeledmembers adapted to receive opposite edges of the target, a. springacting to press these members toward each other to grip the target, afriction block in the outer end of one of said channels, and a handlepivoted to the back side of the carrier and adapted to swing into linewith said channeled members, and upon the same side of the pivot, saidhandle being adapted for holding in the hand when muse.

12. A hand trap comprising a target carrier, an arm pivoted thereto andadapted to swing into line with the axis of the carrier in bothdirections from its pivot, and a stop limiting its swinging from theposition of use in one direction.

13. A hand trap comprising a target holder having opposed resistentlyseparable members provided with target receiving channels permittingthrough passage of the target between them, a target-detaining block inthe outer end of the channel in one arm, a spring located without thepath of the target in passing through the trap and acting to grip thetarget edgewise, and a handle pivoted to one member of the targetholders and free to swing in one direction into position opposite thatoccupied when in use, and a stop limiting its swing in the otherdirection from its position of use.

Signed at Seattle, l/Vashington, this 26th day of May, 1915.

GEO. D. HORST. I

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of I'atentl, Washington, D. 0."

